funk number

Here’s some versions of this song that I’ve never heard before…. So funky….so good….makes me happy to hear it. and….then….this one….. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm…..what? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGTwwACz_I … Continue reading

Hemingway’s My Cousin

Things close to home are undervalued. If your cousin is/was Hemingway, then he might just be the guy who smoked on the porch, threatening to box anyone who disputed his opinion or questioned his manhood. He wouldn’t be anything important. … Continue reading

My Coffee…..and Ben Sollee

A friend at work said, “I always wake up before I have my coffee.” He was kidding around with me. I told him that it was a smart sequence of events. It would make for a wet set of blankets … Continue reading

I’m a Tagalong

My friend John mentioned going to see this guy a while back. Glenn Phillips….from Atlanta….been there forever. I remember seeing him play somewhere in downtown Atlanta….and that Anne Richmond Boston of the Swimming Pool Q’s played on the same bill … Continue reading

I’M GETTING TOO OLD FOR ALL THIS NOISE

I used to think that a job at a music store would be kind of cool. I’d rather work at a factory again. At least there, you’d know there was a reason for the noise I went to the new … Continue reading

EFFIN’IKEA.

“No….we can’t help you here. What you’re going to need to do is go up to the kitchen area and get them to pull a part number for you so we can look up your order. You don’t have your … Continue reading

mastery….for the love of it

I’ve been trying to get a “plan” together. At almost 55, I think that it’s time to get some kind of plan together. It only makes sense. Of course, it’s always a succession of little plans….movement…..it’s an ongoing process…..make the plans … Continue reading

geeks and guitars

If I start talking “guitar talk”, Jenny’s eyes glaze over. It’s incredibly boring to hear me talk about guitars. I don’t know a lot about guitars. Maybe that’s what makes it boring. That’s what these two are doing….talking about guitars. … Continue reading

all my relatives

Does he say, “Slicky roads” in this video?   It’s cold here this morning. 5 degrees. Fahrenheit. That’s pretty cold for here. I think that it’s the wind chill that really makes it feel chilly, though. If 5 degrees wasn’t … Continue reading

my friends give me some money

I got a number of emails this morning that told me that a bunch of money had been deposited in my name all over the world. It felt like my lucky day. It’s happened before….. I get emails all the time … Continue reading